Scottish Whisky
Scotland is renowned both for its single malt and its blended whiskies.
A single malt whisky is a product of a single distillery made using a local source of water and malted barley, aged for at least 3 years in oak barrels, and of an alcoholic strength of at least 40% vol. The great strength of Scottish single malts is that it often reflects perfectly its environment. For example, Islay and island malts often bear the briny imprint of maturation in warehouses close to cold northern seas, whereas the softness and smoothness of lowland malts reflect the gentler climate of southern Scotland.
Blended Scotch is a product of blending malts and grain whisky from different distilleries. The aim is generally to produce a smooth, easy to enjoy whisky for both drinking and in some cases mixing.
The production of Scotch whisky can be broken down into seven key stages commonly known as the “seven steps to heaven” – Malting(converting starch into sugar), Kilning( stopping the conversion), Milling(grinding the barley), Mashing(extracting the sugar from the barley), Fermentation(turning the sugar into alcohol), Distillation(turning the alcohol into high proof spirit), Maturation(turning the spirit into whisky). If the kilning is done using a peat fire, the whisky will have a smokey/peaty flavour. If maturation takes place in a barrel formerly used to mature Bourbon, the whisky will have flavours of caramel, toffee and vanilla. If the spirit is matured in former Sherry barrels it will have flavours of rich fruits such as raisins, dates and sultanas.
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An independently bottled Macallan that offers great value for money compared to official releases. T..
€469.99 Ex Tax: €382.11
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Entirely matured in sherry casks this is classic Macallan bottled by independent bottlers Gordon and..
€92.99 Ex Tax: €75.60
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Matured in first fil and second fill ex-sherry casks and bottled in 2014. This is a fresh and fruity..
€61.99 Ex Tax: €50.39
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Limited to 1000 bottles, the Da Mhile (meaning 2000 in Gaelic) was the first organic single malt Sco..
€300.00 Ex Tax: €243.90
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A classic Speyside single malt that has been given some careful ageing in sherry casks. Quite che..
€54.99 Ex Tax: €44.71
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A superb semi-official bottling of Strathisla from independent bottlers Gordon and MacPhail. These h..
€975.00 Ex Tax: €792.69
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Now discontinued and getting very hard to find! This is a soft and fruity single malt with beautiful..
€74.99 Ex Tax: €60.97
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A light and delicate Speysider which has been matured exclusively in 1st fill ex-bourbon casks. This..
€72.99 Ex Tax: €59.34
70cl
The fourth edition of the Batch Strength Series has been matured exclusively in Sherry casks, making..
€104.00 Ex Tax: €84.55
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This is a fantastic, award winning blend that incorporates some very old malts from all the regions ..
€60.00 Ex Tax: €48.78
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The Big Smoke is a young blend of malts which have been entirely sourced from Islay distilleries...
€35.49 Ex Tax: €28.85
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As the name suggests this is a big whisky with lots of typical Islay smokiness. This is blended f..
€64.99 Ex Tax: €52.84
70cl
Created by John Ramsay the distillery's Malt Master. This is a fine Speyside whisky that is quit..
€56.95 Ex Tax: €46.30
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This is a peated single malt whisky from an unknown mystery distillery in Scotland. Highly praised b..
€46.99 Ex Tax: €38.20
70 cl
A vatting of smoky/peaty malts which have been sourced from Islay distilleries at Port Askaig and..
€70.99 Ex Tax: €57.71
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Tobermory is finally coming of age and this 46.3% expression proves that the distillery is making gr..
€59.99 Ex Tax: €48.77
